Claim for Relocation Allowances Incident to Permanent Change of Station

A federal employee claimed certain relocation allowances believed due incident to a permanent change-of-station transfer. Fifteen days of travel time were authorized, however, because of personal necessity he incurred delays while en route. In response to a previous disallownace of the claim, the employee contended that, where travel necessarily exceeded the time officially allotted for it, he was entitled to a subsistence allowance for the additional time. In the absence of an administrative determination of official necessity to cover the delays en route, reimbursement for any portion of additional temporary living expenses incurred was not authorized. The employee was entitled only to per diem for the 15 days of authorized travel time.